Three boys divided 84 pennies equally among themselves. how many pennies did each boy get?

To determine the number of pennies each boy received, you would simply divide the total number of pennies that all 3 boys had which was 84 and divide by the number of boys there, to figure out the number of pennies that each boy should in fact receive.

84 pennies/3 boys = 28 pennies should be given to each boy, if each boy were to have an equal number of pennies.